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German woman, 65 and mother of 13, has quadruplets
Berlin (AFP) – A 65-year-old German woman, who is already a mother of 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early on Saturday.The three boys and one girl were born premature at 26 weeks in a Berlin hospital but have “good chances of...
Wild card Australia seeks upset at Eurovision pop fest
Vienna (Austria) (AFP) – Australian singer Guy Sebastian will try to beat the Europeans at their own game in Vienna on Saturday night in the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest, the uproarious pop extravaganza.But as Australia’s maiden entry in the annual jamboree of the camp, the catchy and the corny from 1900 GMT, and watched by...
Norwegian gas just knocked Russia down a peg in Europe
Norway just officially overtook Russia as western Europe’s top gas supplier — which suggests that EU’s attempt to move away from Moscow gas is working, according Reuters. During the first quarter of 2015, Norway exported 29.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) to western Europe, according to Norwegian state operator Gassco figures. Meanwhile,...
Kremlin warns citizens: The US is “‘hunting’ for Russians all over the world”
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry has warned its citizens traveling abroad of the risks posed by U.S. law enforcement bodies and special services, which it said were hunting for Russians around the world. In a statement on Friday it also accused Washington of kidnapping Russians, citing cases such as that of Vladimir...
We just got another sign that the world’s economic center is moving east
We could be seeing a high-speed transport route that runs from China to Europe through Kazakhstan soon — and that says something about global economic trends. “I propose creating a new, high-speed combined transport route — the Eurasian transcontinental corridor,” Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev stated on Friday at an...
Russia is aggressively zeroing in on a tiny state’s political turmoil over gas
Russia’s taken an aggressive interest in a tiny Balkan state’s political turmoil — and it’s connected to Moscow’s latest gas pipeline agenda. Last weekend the Republic of Macedonia was rocked by anti-government protests and pro-government counter-protests following the release of covert recordings that allegedly show the...
Boogaloo, didgeridoo: Eurovision turkeys and triumphs
Vienna (AFP) – Love it, hate it or both, Europe’s unashamedly over-the-top and enduringly popular annual Eurovision Song Contest, which is set to shake up staid Vienna on Saturday night, is nothing if not entertaining.As the event celebrates its 60th anniversary watched by some 200 million worldwide, here is a trip down Eurovision...
Cameron makes British reform case to EU peers
Riga (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron takes his case for far-reaching reform to his EU peers Friday as they meet six former Soviet states, some of whom would gladly swap places with London in the bloc.The Eastern Partnership summit in the Latvian capital Riga aims to review and affirm ties with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
Sen. John McCain: Cisco’s behavior in Russia ‘deserves further investigation’ (CSCO)
A report published by Buzzfeed that implied Cisco was skirting economic sanctions against Russia when selling its technical equipment there has gotten the attention of Sen. John McCain. McCain (R-AZ) chairs the Senate’s Armed Services Committee and has pressed for more U.S. action against Russia in response to its involvement in the Ukraine...
SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth in ocean splashdown
Miami (AFP) – SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon supply ship left the International Space Station Thursday and hours later splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, NASA said.The Dragon began its journey back to Earth at 7:04 am (1104 GMT), when the US space agency broadcast images of the white capsule floating away from...
